Blind level
Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
19/155
Total Chips
4,650,000
Average
244,737

Day 1C

Janette BeeJanette Bee
5/19/2025, 4:51:48 PM

Bien Mai Crushes Main Event Day 1C

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Bien Mai

Following a twelve hour grind, Won Poker Cup III Main Event Day 1C has finally drawn to a close with 19 players out of its 155-entry field advancing onto the next stage. Vietnamese superstar Bien Mai was the man to beat in today's games, having amassed a massive 746,000 chip count to top the list. Mai surpasses both initial chip leaders - Jian Lin and Khayal Abbasov, and is looking to kick off tomorrow's Day 2 festivities with a grand start.


Mai vaulted to the top in the final level of play after delivering a crushing blow to Denis Semerenko, cracking aces to claim a massive boost and seize the lead. Stacking just below him is Ronald Haverkamp with 614,000, miles away from next in rank Hoang Nam Nguyen's 346,000 chip count.


All Day 1 survivors are geared to return to the felt tomorrow, May 20th, each guaranteed a share of the $600,000 prize pool. A total of 52 players are expected to reconvene, with Day 1D still yet to complete its course.


Won Poker Cup III Main Event

Date/s: May 17-21, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,320

Guarantee: USD 600,000

Entries: 415

Prize pool: USD 600,000

ITM: 52 places


Day 1A: 70 entries, 9 qualified

Day 1B: 89 entries, 11 qualified

Day 1C: 155 entries, 19 qualified

Day 1D Turbo: 101 entries, 13 ITM


Day 2: Tuesday, May 20

Day 3/ Final: Wednesday, May 21

SMPSMP
5/19/2025, 4:51:38 PM

Day1C - 19 Survivors

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
746,000(75 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
614,000(61 BB)
346,000(35 BB)
TN
332,000(33 BB)
KG
Ku Ghee PeowMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
312,000(31 BB)
MT
311,000(31 BB)
HK
311,000(31 BB)
DN
Dmitry NemirovskyRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
259,000(26 BB)
JL
Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
220,000(22 BB)
SL
198,000(20 BB)
AV
191,000(19 BB)
GB
Gennadii BelousovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
180,000(18 BB)
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
166,000(17 BB)
123,000(12 BB)
110,000(11 BB)
107,000(11 BB)
LT
98,000(10 BB)
RS
Raja SekharUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
17,000(2 BB)
3,000(0 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
5/19/2025, 4:19:23 PM

Top Chip Counts

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
595,000(60 BB)
470,000(47 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
423,000(42 BB)
MT
344,000(34 BB)
285,000(29 BB)
SL
274,000(27 BB)
HK
235,000(24 BB)
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
220,000(22 BB)
155,000(16 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
5/19/2025, 4:04:20 PM

Bien Mai Rakes In Massive Pot

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Bien Mai

Fresh off the break, Bien Mai completed his big blind and check called a 22,000 cbet from Denis Semerenko on a J 2 Q flop.


The action escalated on the 9 turn, where Semerenko bet 49,000 and jammed the rest over Mai’s 150,000 check raise. Mai snap called with two pair Q J , holding against Semerenko’s A A through the 8 river to score a pivotal knockout and surge to the lead.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
600,000(60 BB)
DS
Denis SemerenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
5/19/2025, 3:44:46 PM

Bien Mai Gains a Boost

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Bien Mai

Lam Long went with A T for his last ten big blinds and saw Bien Mai wake up with a big blind special - A K .


Long dominated, flopped some straight outs on 7 8 9 , only to brick runout 9 K and walk away empty handed.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
320,000(40 BB)
LL
Lam LongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
5/19/2025, 3:37:29 PM

Table 4 Chip Counts

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
U
UnknownViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
101,000(13 BB)41
320,000(40 BB)42
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
205,000(26 BB)43
VT
135,000(17 BB)46
MT
335,000(42 BB)46
TN
230,000(29 BB)47
JS
206,000(26 BB)48
Janette BeeJanette Bee
5/19/2025, 3:03:28 PM

Table 1 Chip Counts

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
TN
294,000(49 BB)11
HD
65,000(11 BB)12
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
230,000(38 BB)13
JS
171,000(29 BB)14
HK
220,000(37 BB)15
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
140,000(23 BB)16
LT
160,000(27 BB)17
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
310,000(52 BB)19